March 18, 2009
World Shut Your Mouth
There is nothing that important to say that justifies you being on your cell phone while you are in a car. If you can't wait to say it, then it's probably not worth saying. I don't care that you are baking muffins right now, or that you're tired, or that you hope Duke wins, so skip the facebook or twitter post. What compulsion is it that makes people feel they have to communicate every thought that comes into their head (or that anyone really cares to hear it)? I think only 3.6% of those thoughts are probably interesting or valuable, so why won't everyone just shut up for the other 96.4% of the time?
March 16, 2009
Need some furniture?
I'd recommend furniturenc2nyc.com. There's not much out there in terms of a review of this business, so I'd thought I'd write a few comments. This is the second time I have ordered furniture from this "company". It's really a mom and pop operation (literally), who personally make the trek from the furniture warehouses in NC to the tri-state area every other weekend.
Their prices can not be beat. I purchased a dining room set, and they were about 30% below retail, and 18% below the best price I could haggle locally. Not only that, the customer service is top notch too. The local store tried to sell me on the "buy local" trend. In this case, buying local meant waiting 8 weeks for delivery, paying $700 more, and not being able to get a piece I wanted due to it being discountinued. furniturenc2nyc.com was able to deliver all the pieces (including the "discontinued" one) in two weeks for $700 less.
There was one piece that was not ready in the finish I specified, so they brought a floor model for me to use until the ordered piece was in stock. When's the last time a local shop gave you a "loaner"?
The only downside is you might have to help carry in the furniture. As I said, it's a literal mom and pop operation. The owners, Chuck and Sandra were fully prepared to do all the moving themselves. My gentlemanly upbringing wouldn't allow me to stand by and watch, so I pitched in. Well worth the $700.
Their prices can not be beat. I purchased a dining room set, and they were about 30% below retail, and 18% below the best price I could haggle locally. Not only that, the customer service is top notch too. The local store tried to sell me on the "buy local" trend. In this case, buying local meant waiting 8 weeks for delivery, paying $700 more, and not being able to get a piece I wanted due to it being discountinued. furniturenc2nyc.com was able to deliver all the pieces (including the "discontinued" one) in two weeks for $700 less.
There was one piece that was not ready in the finish I specified, so they brought a floor model for me to use until the ordered piece was in stock. When's the last time a local shop gave you a "loaner"?
The only downside is you might have to help carry in the furniture. As I said, it's a literal mom and pop operation. The owners, Chuck and Sandra were fully prepared to do all the moving themselves. My gentlemanly upbringing wouldn't allow me to stand by and watch, so I pitched in. Well worth the $700.
March 12, 2009
We've lost our minds
"Proposals to tax the flatulence of cows and other livestock have been denounced by farming groups in the Irish Republic and Denmark.
A cow tax of €13 per animal has been mooted in Ireland, while Denmark is discussing a levy as high as €80 per cow to offset the potential penalties each country faces from European Union legislation aimed at combating global warming.
The proposed levies are opposed vigorously by farming groups. The Irish Farmers' Association said that the cattle industry would move to South America to avoid EU taxes.
Livestock contribute 18 per cent of the greenhouse gases believed to cause global warming, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation. The Danish Tax Commission estimates that a cow will emit four tonnes of methane a year in burps and flatulence, compared with 2.7 tonnes of carbon dioxide for an average car."
A cow tax of €13 per animal has been mooted in Ireland, while Denmark is discussing a levy as high as €80 per cow to offset the potential penalties each country faces from European Union legislation aimed at combating global warming.
The proposed levies are opposed vigorously by farming groups. The Irish Farmers' Association said that the cattle industry would move to South America to avoid EU taxes.
Livestock contribute 18 per cent of the greenhouse gases believed to cause global warming, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation. The Danish Tax Commission estimates that a cow will emit four tonnes of methane a year in burps and flatulence, compared with 2.7 tonnes of carbon dioxide for an average car."
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